dr. ueee

As usual, I have to point out that I’ve never seen Adventure Time and my busy schedule of writing about t-shirts and complaining about things means that I don’t really have the time for it, so I have no clue if the show makes sense being turned into capsule toys that you’d see in Japanese vending machines, but it certainly looks quite fun.

I like Dr. UEEE, but their latest design is just too close for me to be comfortable with in terms of copyright, I know I can be hypocritical when it comes to intellectual property on HYA (posting things I know I shouldn’t simply because I like them) but that was the first thing I thought when I saw this shirt (also, available as a sweatshirt, which I believe is a first for them).

For a bit of context, a ‘caña’ is a small beer in Spain which usually costs about €1 and may be accompanied by tapas at the bar. I like that Dr. UEEE felt the need to explain to the English guy what a small beer is since we don’t usually put those two words together, though Germans usually have us beat when it comes to the volume of beer in a single glass, though I’d like to think we have them beat (as if anyone ever wins during a marathon drinking session).

So, The Dark Knight Rises has been out for just under 6 hours here in the UK, and that means that we are 6 hours into a very tense week of my life as I try to avoid spoilers and discussion about the film until July 28th when I get to the IMAX for the full experience. Frankly, I think I will fail, not because I am week but because I spend 8+ hours a day on the internet working and it’s hard for me to avoid any pop culture stuff. Hell, my entire knowledge of Doctor Who comes from t-shirts and I can just about pass as a fan now.

I’m actually getting pretty excited for Euro 2012, not because I think England will win (let’s be honest, that isn’t going to happen), but because it’s been about 3 weeks since there was football on TV and I think I’m getting withdrawal symptoms. I can understand why Dr. UEEE are excited about the Euros, because they will likely be enjoying the sweet taste of success when Spain lift the cup in a few weeks time.

Spanish brand Dr. UEEE are holding a giveaway on their Facebook to give away a “N&N’s” t-shirt for Mother’s Day. I think the Mother’s Day association is fairly random and that you don’t necessarily have to give the tee to your Mom, that’s just the date they’re building the giveaway around. Just share this image on Facebook before May 6th (and make sure to like them so the winner announcement will come up in your activity feed) and you’ll be entered into the contest.

I think that Dr. UEEE have changed Bender’s features significantly enough for me to have any copyright fears quashed, though I’m not a lawyer I’m just going with my gut. I’m surprised that more brands don’t do Futurama t-shirts since it’s such a popular show, but then I do wonder why there are so few Family Guy shirts out there too when that’s a show that has a lot of in-jokes and people love putting interpretations of in-jokes onto tees.

I like the design on this shirt by Spanish company Dr. UEEE, but I feel that they’ve tarnished the experience somewhat with the edition of that large registered symbol (I wonder whether their designs are actually registered trademarks) and also putting their name and a tagline underneath it. It cheapens the tee for me, if people like your shirt they will ask where you got it from, the name doesn’t need to be written on for all to see. It’s disappointing because I really do like the design (and the rest of their designs too), but it’s a total turn off for me.